India’s Sarfaraz Khan is known for his classic innings in Tests, especially in domestic cricket. The player has not been playing for India for a while as the national team was busy with T20Is and ODIs, including the recently concluded T20I World Cup,.
The player who got a prolonged off-season due to not playing in the IPL as well. But the off-season isn’t for rest for Sarfarz Khan. Now he is waiting to play in the Duleep Trophy, which will start on September 5.
Sarfaraz Khan Never Rests in Off-Season
In an interview with Indian Express, Sarfaraz opened up about how he begins his day.
“There is nothing called off-season for me. I would wake up by 4.15 am, and by 4.30 am, I will start the day with long-distance running. It was very helpful to improve my fitness because, by the end of the month, I was able to run 5 km in 30-31 minutes.”
“It was my priority and we (his father Naushad and him) put a plan in place. So once I’m done with my running, I would hit the gym. So the first half of the day was allotted for fitness and fielding drills. The batting part would begin in the evening.”
Sarfaraz revealed that debiting for India in the last England series was a dream come true for him and his father.
“My father and I had a dream. It was to play for India and I was able to achieve it against England. But it shouldn’t be the end. Now, I’ve to prolong that dream as long as I can and for that, I have to do a lot of hard work. This isn’t the time to rest. If anything, I’ve to work harder,” said Sarfaraz.
The talented batter also admitted that he is just concentrating on the process and not really thinking about the upcoming Bangladesh series.
“I’m not looking at the Bangladesh series. But I’ve to follow the process and be ready. This (playing matches) is very important for me. I’ve not had this level of practice in Mumbai because of the rains. You are just facing a bowling machine, side-arm throwers or sometimes bowlers in indoor facilities,” Sarfaraz added.
Sarfaraz had a dream start to his Team India career, scoring half-centuries in both innings on his debut in the third Test against England. He scored a third half-century in the final Test as India won the series by a 4-1 scoreline.
India will host Bangladesh in a two-match Test series., starting on September 19. Sarfaraz, who had an amazing debut with India against England, scoring 3 half tons in the series, might find a place in the squad.
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